About Jhardag Village

Jhardag is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 244 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhardag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhardag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Mayur Hand
Pincode	825408
Area (hectares)	26 hectares
Population	478
Male Population	244
Female Population	234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhardag compares

By the 2011 count Jhardag is the 38th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Jhardag

Jhardag is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhardag as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhardag from other places

Jhardag lies about 35 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 1.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jhardag
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	1.6 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayur Hand	35 km
District headquarters	Chatra	35 km

Villages closest to Jhardag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jhardag

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhardag village had a population of 478. That makes it the 38th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Jhardag village has 244 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhardag has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Jhardag is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhardag covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhardag falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhardag is Kathautia, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhardag.

Jhardag is about 35 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhardag is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Kathautia is about 1.6 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 26 km away. Mayur Hand is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.